2011 International Scholar Research Summaries

• Adeline Chaffiol, Children's Hospital - Pediatrics (France)
  Mutation-directed studies on the function of the dystrophin ZZ domain and challenges to skipping of duplicated exons in DMD
  Faculty Mentor: Kevin Flanigan


• Ann-Kathrin Eisfeld, Comprehensive Cancer Center (Germany)
  MiR-3151, a Novel microRNA Embedded in BAALC, Independently Impacts on the Clinical Outcome of Older Patients with De Novo Cytogenetically Normal Acute Myeloid Leukemia (CN-AML)
  Faculty Mentors: Albert de la Chapelle and Clara D. Bloomfield


• Kasturi Ganesh Barki, Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery (India)
  PGE2 Induces Oncostatin M expression in human chronic wound macrophages by AXL receptor Tyrosine Kinase Pathway
  Faculty Mentor: Sashwati Roy


• Marcelo Goyzueta Altamirano, OARDC - Entomology (Bolivia)
  Agritourism suitability model
  Faculty Mentor: Casey Hoy


• MD. Ashraful Haque, OARDC - Department of Plant Pathology (Bangladesh)
  Screening of corn genotypes with introgressed Wsm loci for resistance to the potyviruses Johnsongrass mosaic virus (JGMV) and Sorghum mosaic virus (SrMV)
  Faculty Mentor: Lucy Stewart


• Andrea Herrera Valderrama, Molecular Genetics (Colombia)
  Approach on the Sorghum bicolor L. flavonoid biosynthesis
  Faculty Mentor: Erich Grotewold


• Tiina Jarvinen, Comprehensive Cancer Center (Finland)
  Linkage study suggests common genetic determinants for chronic lymphocytic leukemia and monoclonal B-cell lymphocytosis
  Faculty Mentor: Albert de la Chapelle


• Yongje Kim, School of Earth Sciences (South Korea)
  Novel Technologies for Best Management of Non-point Source Pollution
  Faculty Mentor: Franklin Schwartz


• Yoo Ra Kim, Electrical and Computer Engineering (South Korea)
  Delay-capacity tradeoffs for mobile wireless networks
  Faculty Mentor: Ness B. Shroff


• Xiangbin Kong, Environment and Natural Resources (China)
  Long-term land Use and Management effects on Soil Organic Carbon pool in Huang-Huai-Hai Plains, China
  Faculty Mentor: Rattan Lal


• Rubao Li, Computer Science and Engineering (China)
  RCFile: A Fast and Space-efficient Data Placement Structure in MapReduce-based Warehouse Systemss
  Faculty Mentor: Xiaodong Zhang


• Rina Mejia, OARDC - Horticulture and Crop Science (Honduras)
  Comparison of canopy gap estimation techniques in emerald ash borer impacted forests
  Faculty Mentor: John Cardina


• Andres Sebastian Nieto Sáenz, OARDC - Entomology (Ecuador)
  Economic Value and Environmental Services provided by Tree Shade Plantation in the Secrest Arboretum, Wooster Ohio
  Faculty Mentor: Dan Herms


• Hyo-Dal Park, Electrical and Computer Engineering (South Korea)
  Frequency-Tunable Waveguide Antenna for Field Measurement
  Faculty Mentor: Patrick Roblin


• Janaina Polonio, OARDC - Animal Sciences (Brazil)
  The effects of level of forage on rumen metabolism of feedlot cattle fed corn or DDGS-based diets
  Faculty Mentor: Steven Loerch


• Delmy Sanchez Salmeron, OARDC - Horticulture and Crop Science (El Salvador)
  Understory vegetation changes after emerald ash borer invasion
  Faculty Mentor: John Cardina


• Andrea Sosa Cuevas, OARDC - Horticulture and Crop Science (Guatemala)
  Usage of local strategies to promote the production of food safety
  Faculty Mentor: Doug Doohan


• Yanwei Su, Children's Hospital - Pediatrics (China)
  Heparin-binding EGF-like growth factor (HB-EGF) promotes intestinal epithelial cell migration by enhancing epithelial cell-matrix (ECM) interactions
  Faculty Mentor: Gail Besner


• Fabio Todeschini, Center for Automotive Research (Italy)
  A new life prediction model for Li-ion batteries in plug-in vehicles applications
  Faculty Mentor: Giorgio Rizzoni


• Manli Wu, OARDC - School of Environment and Natural Resources (China)
  Biodegradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon in petroleum polluted soil using mixed microbial communities
  Faculty Mentor: Warren Dick


• Fei Yan, Comprehensive Cancer Center (China)
  Investigation of mechanism for the preventive effects of black raspberries against carcinogen-induced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
  Faculty Mentor:Tong Chen


• Jixin Yang, Children's Hospital - Pediatrics (China)
  Heparin-binding EGF–like growth factor (HB-EGF) protects the intestines in vivo by inducing mediators of restitution in murine necrotizing enterocolitis
  Faculty Mentor: Gail Besner


• Wenli Zhang Pathology (China)
  Understanding the mechanisms of colistin resistance in clinical strains of Acinetobacter baumannii
  Faculty Mentor: Preeti Pancholi